The Willingboro Fire Department will be conducting its annual Youth Fire Academy Class from July 9th - 20th. The class will be open to students from ages 14-17 who may be interested in a fire service career. Students in the class will be given an opportunity to participate in various aspects of the fire service.

The class will be held at the temporary Willingboro Fire Department Headquarters, ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Willingboro Fire Department once again took part in "Take Your Child To Work Day". First begun in 1993 by the Foundation for Women as "Take Our Daughters to Work Day", the annual program has since also included sons on the special day traditionally held on the fourth Thursday in April. Today, almost 40 million employees participate in Take Your Child to Work Day festivities in US companies coast ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighters from Willingboro and surrounding departments extinguished a trash fire at a local business on the afternoon of March 23rd. Burlington County's 911 center received a call for trash on fire at the Family Dollar store on Route 130. The department was dispatched at 12:10 pm. Deputy Chief Clark arrived in six minutes to find a dumpster and cardboard on a loading dock on fire.

Willingboro's firefighters and EMTs braved the elements while providing service during the snowstorm on March 7th. The department's firefighters responded to over 80 incidents during the storm. Most of the incidents occurred during the time period of 2 - 9 pm. During this time period Chief of Department Burnett, Deputy Chief Clark, and Engines 1613, 1612, and 1611 were responding to incidents. ... (Full Story & Photos)

At 2am on Sunday, March 11th we will be setting our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight-Savings Time. While you are taking a moment to change your clocks, also take a few moments to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Not only are you changing the batteries, you should be checking the detectors for cleanliness and to ensure they are less than 10 years old. If they are ... (Full Story & Photos)